Buddleja glomerata – Karoo Sagewood – Niesbos
Indigenous to South Africa, endemic to the Karoo desert where it grows among boulders on…
Sun Trees
Sun Trees
Ekebergia capensis – Cape Ash – Essenhout
The indigenous Cape Ash is a beautiful, tall tree with a lovely canopy. Usually growing…
Euclea crispa – Blue guarrie – Bloughwarrie
Euclea crispa is a neat upright tree with a dense round canopy of blue green…
Betula pendula – Silver birch – Silwerberk
As autumn slowly approaches, our neighbourhoods are filled with golden red colours where deciduous trees…
Noltea africana – Soap dogwood – Seepblinkblaar
The pretty Noltea africana is becoming very popular as a landscaping tree, due to its…
Spirostachys africana – Tamboti – Tambotie
The Tamboti, also known as the ‘Jumping bean tree’, averages 7 – 9m in height,…
Croton gratissimus – Lavender Fever Berry – Bergboegoe
Indigenous to South Africa, Croton gratissimus is a tall shrub or small tree that flourishes…
Tree Times March 2017
Trees in our LIVING environment In this month’s newsletter we examine the impact of trees…
Laureate Tree School opening 1st of April 2017 at Walter Sisulu National Botanical Gardens
We are set to open our Laureate Tree School at Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden,…
Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden
History The centrepiece and backdrop to the Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden, Witpoortjie Falls, has…